Consumers may have reined in their spending, but a raft of trading updates shows today that it is not all doom and gloom.

One of the recession’s more resilient performers has been The Restaurant Group, which has again reported robust trading in its Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s eateries.

The group, which runs nearly 400 outlets, reported like-for-like sales growth of 2.75 per cent in the 44-week period to November 6, with total sales up 6.5 per cent, on the back of consistent trading in recent weeks.